Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Misbelieving; believing amiss.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
misbelieve .
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Examples
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And if the crowd out there judged who misbelieved differently from the wayhe judged, he did not intend to make any detailed commentary.
Bridge of the Separator Turtledove, Harry 2005
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He muttered something to her which he misbelieved had words to it.
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002
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Whatever it was he was writing, Mr. Mack misbelieved it had much to do with himself.
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002
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He muttered something to her which he misbelieved had words to it.
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002
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The occasion called for—he misbelieved he deceived himself—called for a small celebration.
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002
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The occasion called for—he misbelieved he deceived himself—called for a small celebration.
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002
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Whatever it was he was writing, Mr. Mack misbelieved it had much to do with himself.
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002
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SMITH: No. I mean, terribly, terribly misunderstood, maligned, misbelieved because, you know, she did lie a lot, Larry, because she was fearful for her life.
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When those who misbelieved put in their hearts pique—the pique of ignorance—and God sent down His shechina upon His Apostle and upon the believers, and obliged them to keep to the word of piety, and they were most worthy of it and most suited for it; for God all things doth know.
The Early Middle Ages 500-1000 Robert Brentano 1964
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Had they been distinct from one another, we would have tormented those of them who misbelieved with grievous woe.
The Early Middle Ages 500-1000 Robert Brentano 1964
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